Definition of increase

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Increase (v. i.) Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth..

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Cipher :: Cipher (n.) A character [0] which, standing by itself, expresses nothing, but when placed at the right hand of a whole number, increases its value tenfold..
Gain :: Gain (v. t.) That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss..
Increase :: Increase (v. i.) Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth..
Increase :: Increase (v. i.) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases..
Diaphoresis :: Diaphoresis (n.) Perspiration, or an increase of perspiration..
Hyperkinesis :: Hyperkinesis (n.) Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm.
Student :: Studding sail () A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of Sail..
Exasperation :: Exasperation (n.) Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation.
Accrument :: Accrument (n.) The process of accruing, or that which has accrued; increase..
Swell :: Swell (n.) Increase of force, intensity, or volume of sound..
Gallery :: Gallery (a.) A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall..
Usury :: Usury (v. t.) A premium or increase paid, or stipulated to be paid, for a loan, as of money; interest..
Gather :: Gather (v. i.) To grow larger by accretion; to increase.
Progress :: Progress (n.) In the growth of an animal or plant; increase.
Size :: Size (v. i.) To take greater size; to increase in size.
State :: State (n.) Highest and stationary condition, as that of maturity between growth and decline, or as that of crisis between the increase and the abating of a disease; height; acme..
Feeder :: Feeder (n.) A branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line..
Rise :: Rise (v.) To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk; to swell; as, a river rises in its bed; the mercury rises in the thermometer..
Double :: Double (v. i.) To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity, length, or value; to increase or grow to twice as much..
Spurted :: Spurt (n.) A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space..
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